Wyoming Awards State HIE Contract to Medicity
By Tom Lacock Wyoming Medical Society The Wyoming Department of Health announced this week that Medicity has been awarded a contract to be the vendor to develop the state’s Health Information Exchange (HIE). Contract negotiations are now underway with Medicity....
Joint Revenue Subcommittee Seeks New Funding For Wyoming
As the state searches for new funding sources, the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Revenue Subcommittee met today in Thermopolis. Their work included a number of potential changes to the state’s tax code which may impact the work of physicians. The state’s budget has...
Conferences, Publications, and Announcements for August 8
Each week the Wyoming Medical Society received a number of items in which it shares with its members without endorsement. Announcements The 2017 AMPAC Campaign School will be taking place Oct. 27-29 at the AMA Office in Washington, DC. The school is targeted to AMA...
March of Dimes Seeks RFPs for Grant Opportunities
The March of Dimes has released a request for proposals for 2018 grant funding. The community grants fund for 2018 is approximately $20,000. It is anticipated that one to five projects will be funded, with grants ranging from $500 to $20,000 each. Organizations...
Announcements, Conferences, and Publications for July 13, 2017
Announcements The Wyoming Telehealth Network if asking physicians to complete a brief survey to help assess current practices and attitudes regarding telehealth services. In case you missed it, CMS released a statement regarding a new section on its website dedicated...
Noridian’s Medicare Part B Provider Outreach Update
Noridian’s Medicare Part B Provider Outreach and Education Department has provided an update for WMS members below. Noridian and CMS look to Associations to help facilitate communication of the following items to our members. This month’s update includes:...
Wyoming Leaders In Medicine Opens Up Application Process
The Wyoming Medical Society (WMS) has opened the application process for the inaugural Wyoming Leaders in Medicine Physician Leadership Academy. The WMS Wyoming Leaders in Medicine Physician Leadership Academy is a seven session leadership development program...
A Welcome Letter from Wyoming Chapter President, Dean Bartholomew, MD
Wyoming Family Physicians- Hello to all of you and I hope that you are enjoying this wonderful Wyoming summer as much as I am! I wanted to write you a quick note to provide some updates on your Wyoming Academy of Family Physician (WAFP) as well as some exciting...
ABFM Offers PRIME Registry for Free
The ABFM has just announced that it is offering the PRIME Registry FREE to the first 2,000 board-certified family physicians who sign up! One major advantage of this offer is that you can also report for MIPS for free through PRIME—though physicians must sign up...
New Web Page for Doctors and Other Clinicians Working in Small, Rural, or Underserved Areas
We are pleased to announce the launch of a new section on the Quality Payment Program on https://qpp.cms.gov/about/small-underserved-rural-practices dedicated to doctors and other clinicians working in small or rural practices as well as those treating patients in...